Honorary Graduands and other awards 2024.
Recipients of Honorary Degrees and other awards to be made in 2024
| Professor Lesley Yellowlees, CBE | Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, former Head of College of Science and Engineering | Doctor of Science | Wednesday 3 July 2024 11.00 am | |
| Professor Leslie Gabriel Valiant | T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Harvard University | Doctor of Science | Wednesday 3 July 2024 3.00 pm | |
| Professor Alexander Robert Swan (Robin) Wallace | Emeritus Professor in Renewable Energy Systems | Doctor of Science | Thursday 4 July 2024 3.00 pm | |
| Gioconda Belli | Poet, novelist and political commentator | Doctor honoris causa | Friday 5 July 2024 3.00 pm | |
| Dr Samuel Jebaraj Thevasagayam | Deputy Director – Livestock, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery | Saturday 6 July 2024 3.00 pm | |
| Mr John Campbell, OBE | Former Chairman of Scottish Financial Enterprise, and member of Business School Advisory Board | Master of Arts | Monday 8 July 2024 11.00 am | |
| Dr Rachel Carr OBE and Dr Hugh Rayment-Pickard, MBE | Co-founders of IntoUniversity which supports young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods to attain their chosen aspiration | Doctor honoris causa (jointly with University of Glasgow) | Monday 8 July 2024 3.00 pm | |
| Professor Anna Frances Glasier | Honorary Professor (University of Edinburgh) and Women’s Health Champion for Scotland | Doctor of Medicine | Tuesday 9 July 2024 3.00 pm | |
| Dr Síofra O’Leary | Former President of the European Court of Human Rights | Doctor of Laws | Wednesday 10 July 2024 11.00 am | |
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Mr Stephen John Wordsworth, CMG, LVO |
Former British diplomat and Ambassador, executive director since 2012 of the Council for At-Risk Academics | Doctor honoris causa | Wednesday 10 July 2024 3.00 pm | |
| Emeritus Professor El Anatsui | Visionary Artist. Professor of Sculpture, University of Nigeria | Doctor honoris causa | Thursday 11 July 2024 11.00 am | |
| Ms Maggie Nicols | Leading jazz musician | Doctor of Music | Thursday 11 July 2024 3.00 pm | |
| Mr Alastair Salvesen, CBE | Chairman of Dovecot Studios, Chartered Accountant and Director of Archangels; Chairman of Dawnfresh Seafoods Ltd | Doctor honoris causa | Monday 15 July 2024 3.00 pm | |
| Professor Stuart J Reid | Principal of the Royal Veterinary College | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery | Date TBC | |
| Ms Vanessa Nakate | Climate justice activist, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since September 2022, Founder of the Youth for Future Africa and the Africa-based Rise Up Movement. | Doctor of Science in Social Science | Date TBC | |
| Naeema Yaqoob Sajid | Alumna, Founder and Director of Diversity+, co-founder and committee member of the Scottish Ethnic Minorities Lawyers Association, member of the University of Edinburgh’s Advancement Board | Doctor of Laws | Winter graduation 2024 | |
| Mr Hew Locke, RA | British Sculptor and Contemporary Visual Artist | Doctor honoris causa | Winter graduation 2024 | |
| Mr Dugald Alexander Ross | Founder and director Staffin Museum, Isle of Skye, self-employed crofter and builder | Doctor of Science | Winter graduations 2024 | |